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| Murray Facing off to Istomin |
Andy Murray Britain won in 4 sets against Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan. Denis looked pretty good in all the sets. Andy bested him with his physicality. Andy was in better shape. His shot selection was better and Andy raised his game when needed. Andy Murray plays with a Head YOUTEK IG Radical Pro. Have not played with it but it certainly looks like he is comfortable with his racquet. Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, will play Andy in the Quarter Finals. Could be a great match depending on how each are playing that day. Fed is out. Rafa looks really good as does Djokovich. We will see who survives!
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| Murray after Gruelling point against Istomin |
Andy Murray is coached by Ivan Lendl. Lendl has many similarities in his quest for tennis greatness. Lendl has really managed to turn Murray around and put him in the top tier of tennis. Murray can now compete with any of the players in Men's ATP. I wish him luck in this 20-13 US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows. The Men and Women are each going for singles prize money of 2.6 million each. Pretty good pay check for 2 weeks work.
On the Doubles side Bryan Brothers are dukeing it out for $460,000 dollars. There has not been a team in Men's Doubles that seems to be able to break this Streak. They, Bob and Mike, are going to cement their dynasty in Mens Doubles with 15 majors to their names. Go USA. On the Womens Doubles side it is anyones' guess but would love to see the Italians do it. Interesting to see the Chinese moving up the ladder in Womens' Doubles. We will keep a close eye on those Chinese.
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| Camila Giorgi (Ita) |
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| Pannetta (Ita) |
The Women are pretty interesting. The Italians are doing quite well in this years US Open. 2 Rounds in the draw were all Italian Women. Camila Giorgi (ITA) played Roberta Vinci (ITA) [10]. Camila won and just played Flavia Pennetta (ITA). Flavia won 6-4, 6-1. Must be interesting for these great woman to play each other in such a diverse tournament. Who could have guessed. Flavia best ranking for Singles is 10 and her best for Doubles is No. 1. . It will be interesting to see if this 31 year old can hold her own. I know her country women will be cheering her on. Maria Sharapova was not in the Tourney due to her Shoulder being injured. Serena looks strong this Tournament. Hope the best for our Local Palm Beach, Florida resident. Wind has been a factor here in Flushing Meadows New York. Hope it does not get the best of the players. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [2] will play each other in the coming hours. It will probably be a tough match for both. Will see who survives and goes into the Semi Finals.
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| Serena Williams |
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| Li Na |
